At an early age, I began my journey through the vast Tolkien universe of Middle-Earth. My mom encouraged me to read when I was a kid. I took quickly to books because of my love of stories starting from the fairy tales my parents read to me as a child. After reading the Narnia series, Magic Treehouse series, and other fantasy adventure series, my mom got me a recording of The Hobbit: There and Back Again. In second grade, I recall coming home after school and instead of going and playing with neighborhood kids, friends, or siblings, I would retreat to my room. The golden spring sunlight would flow through the windows and I would set up in the corner with my little stereo, CD’s, and comfy pillows. To that end, my days drew out and my deep love
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Reading was my favorite hobby because my family did notinvest in nice gadgets, as my mom would say, such as a Gameboy or Nintendo 64 or even a nice computer. The games I did play were some religious games meant to teach children about the Gospels or the classic Mario games. Both lacked the rich stories of the books that I cherished. Going back to when I was first introduced to The Hobbit, I spent my free time listening to that book. Not playing with friends, not playing outside in the mud, not playing catch with my dad. This was not because I had no friends, lack of outdoor toys, or an absent father. Rather I simply enjoyed books more. I had realized at an early age that I was not interested in football like the other kids at school or enjoyed going to the park just to run around. Therefore, I did not have playdates with friends all that often and went on to replace them with the characters from my books. Now I was not completely alone on my adventures. I had some good friends, though few in number I could easily relate with them in what might be described as "our nerdy …show more content…
The story that meant so much to me was made into a series of films in the early 2000 's and The Hobbit: There and Back Again was separated into three separate movies in these last 3 years. I have thoroughly enjoyed witnessing my childhood fantasy be brought to life with very realistic settings and actors. Even further that films, the Middle-Earth world has been brought to the virtual world. There are many different Lord of the Rings games for different consoles and gaming devices. I would have to say that there are very few that I have not played or heard of, but the games meant more than just a waste of time, money, and brain power as some would argue. As a counter-argument, the games allowed for me to explore the world Tolkien created for myself and from many different viewpoints. The most memorable was a game titled Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II. My mom, who probably regrets this now, bought this game from my brother and I for our computer a little while after I had finished the Lord of the Rings books and movies. I spent a large amount of time playing this strategy game where you would control battalions of different factions of Middle-Earth in many of the iconic locations. I enjoyed this game more than a kid my age might because I was able to play as the valiant Men of Gondor, wonderful Elves, tough dwarves, ferocious orcs, or pesky little goblins. This game truly brought to life a battle
Reading was my favorite hobby because my family did notinvest in nice gadgets, as my mom would say, such as a Gameboy or Nintendo 64 or even a nice computer. The games I did play were some religious games meant to teach children about the Gospels or the classic Mario games. Both lacked the rich stories of the books that I cherished. Going back to when I was first introduced to The Hobbit, I spent my free time listening to that book. Not playing with friends, not playing outside in the mud, not playing catch with my dad. This was not because I had no friends, lack of outdoor toys, or an absent father. Rather I simply enjoyed books more. I had realized at an early age that I was not interested in football like the other kids at school or enjoyed going to the park just to run around. Therefore, I did not have playdates with friends all that often and went on to replace them with the characters from my books. Now I was not completely alone on my adventures. I had some good friends, though few in number I could easily relate with them in what might be described as "our nerdy …show more content…
The story that meant so much to me was made into a series of films in the early 2000 's and The Hobbit: There and Back Again was separated into three separate movies in these last 3 years. I have thoroughly enjoyed witnessing my childhood fantasy be brought to life with very realistic settings and actors. Even further that films, the Middle-Earth world has been brought to the virtual world. There are many different Lord of the Rings games for different consoles and gaming devices. I would have to say that there are very few that I have not played or heard of, but the games meant more than just a waste of time, money, and brain power as some would argue. As a counter-argument, the games allowed for me to explore the world Tolkien created for myself and from many different viewpoints. The most memorable was a game titled Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II. My mom, who probably regrets this now, bought this game from my brother and I for our computer a little while after I had finished the Lord of the Rings books and movies. I spent a large amount of time playing this strategy game where you would control battalions of different factions of Middle-Earth in many of the iconic locations. I enjoyed this game more than a kid my age might because I was able to play as the valiant Men of Gondor, wonderful Elves, tough dwarves, ferocious orcs, or pesky little goblins. This game truly brought to life a battle